05/06/2023 06:02
Separating waste at source is not difficult, but it is one of the solutions to help limit plastic waste into the environment.
On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5) 6 with the theme "Beat plastic pollution", I remember my friend who has maintained a good habit of sorting waste at home for many years.
In her house, there are always 3 trash cans placed in different positions. 1 organic waste basket; 1 sack for plastic waste; 1 basket for solid waste. Every month, she collects plastic waste and calls a charity organization to sell it to raise funds to organize meaningful activities; The remaining 2 trash baskets, every night, she brings them to the front gate and neatly hangs them for the units to collect.
This habit has been practiced by her since 2016. At that time, when the Women's Union of Duy Tan ward (Kon Tum city) launched the separation of waste at source and was instructed to do it, she followed and maintained it. now. Not only that, in her house, plastic bags are rarely used. Food in the refrigerator is neatly packed in glass containers. She also recycles and cuts milk cartons and milk cartons to store meat in the freezer. The separation of waste at source as well as the recycling of plastic products helps her family to be both neat and clean, and to limit plastic waste into the environment.
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The classification of waste at each house has been launched and propagated for many years. Especially, over the years of implementation, the Women's Union at all levels has formed and replicated many related models: sorting waste at source, turning waste into money, carrying lanes to the market, with the participation of a large number of associations. woman member. Along with the establishment, the Association at all levels gave garbage baskets and specific instructions for members to thoroughly separate waste at source. Thereby, propagating and mobilizing cadres, women's members and people from all walks of life to raise their sense of responsibility and limit plastic waste into the environment.
With the above models, women know how to collect plastic waste, sell it, and use the money to contribute to the fund. Many models of waste separation at source in Dak Duc commune, Po Y commune (Ngoc Hoi district), or Duy Tan ward (Kon Tum city) are effective, creating funds to help disadvantaged women build models. economic form.
Separation of waste at source is really necessary and brings many positive effects. The above activity both saves waste treatment costs, saves landfill land, and limits pollution of groundwater and air, thereby reducing the impact of climate change and the living environment. Therefore, not only the Women's Union at all levels, in recent years, functional agencies and mass organizations in the province have also focused on mobilizing, propagating and guiding people to implement.
Separating waste at source from each household is not difficult. However, although it has been implemented, it has not actually created a consensus in practice. Besides some households doing well, most of them have not. The main reason is that people have not built the habit of sorting garbage at home. And many people think that putting trash in many trash cans is troublesome. Meanwhile, when taking it outside, the collection unit does not do the sorting right from the point of taking the garbage, but putting it all into one bin, making it meaningless to classify at the source.
Recently, on April 4, 4, the Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision to issue a Regulation on waste management in the province. In particular, in Clause 2023, Article 2, organizations and individuals are responsible for classifying waste at source for the purpose of increasing reuse, recycling, co-treatment, treatment and energy recovery. With the above content once again shown, garbage classification becomes a responsibility, requiring the cooperation of all individuals, families and communities.
Separating waste at source will create good habits in every family. However, with the cooperation of the people, the crux of the problem is the need for a unified plan in waste collection and effective waste treatment technology. If the classification at the source is done well by the people but the collection and treatment is not effective, then everything will fall into place.
This year's World Environment Day theme is "Beat Plastic Pollution". With the above topic, aim to focus on solutions to plastic pollution. Joining hands to respond, each citizen changing old habits, forming new habits in sorting waste at source is also an effective way to contribute to limiting plastic waste into the environment.
Hoai Tien
